Brighton & Hove Albion pair Joao Pedro and James Milner will be assessed after they both sustained injuries during Tuesday’s defeat at Luton Town. Simon Adingra and Kaoru Mitoma are still on international duty, while Ansu Fati is expected to remain out.
Crystal Palace will check on the fitness of key duo Eberechi Eze and Michael Olise, who have been nursing respective hamstring injuries. Joel Ward is nearing a return following seven weeks out through injury.
MATCH FACTS
Head-to-head
– Brighton could win consecutive home league games against Crystal Palace for the first time since a run of seven victories between 1979 and 1988.
– Albion’s only victory in the last nine Premier League meetings was 1-0 at home last season. Patrick Vieira was sacked as Palace manager after that defeat.
– The Eagles have failed to beat Brighton in five Premier League encounters since a 2-1 away win in February 2021 (D4, L1).
Brighton & Hove Albion
– Brighton are on a club-record run of nine consecutive top-flight home matches unbeaten.
– The only visiting team to win at the Amex Stadium this season was West Ham United in August.
– Albion had 42 shots without scoring across their three league fixtures in January. They had failed to net in only two of their 41 league games in 2023.
Crystal Palace
– Crystal Palace have won two of their last three Premier League matches, having triumphed in only three of the previous 15.
– The Eagles have scored three goals in each of their past two games, following a run of doing so just once in 23 league fixtures.
– They can earn consecutive league victories for the first time since April, when they won their first three matches after reappointing Roy Hodgson as manager.
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